New Social Features and Appear Offline Now in Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App

Earlier today we datamined new social features coming to the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App and they're now in beta! This includes the Appear Offline option, which was first announced over 5 years ago!\r\rOne of the new features is Blizzard Groups. We've set up a Wowhead group - enter in the code BeLXtOOR via the app to join.\r\r\r\rIn addition, the beta is now open to everyone - just click on the Beta tab in the app and then select "Switch to beta version."\r\rCheck out our datamining post for more pictures of the app.\r\rIntroducing new social features now available in the beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net\u00ae desktop app: the new Social tab, BlizzardGroups, profiles, avatars, and the ability to appear offline! To help get these into as many players\u2019 hands as possible, starting today the beta version of the app is open to you and your friends\u2014no invitation required.To switch to the beta version of the Blizzard Battle.net app, simply open your app settings, click on the Beta tab, and then click Switch to Beta Version.These features are designed to give Blizzard players even more ways to stay connected, and we\u2019re looking forward to continuing to evolve the app and build even more ways for you to stay in touch and join forces for your next adventure.Social TabOur new Social tab is your one-stop-shop for managing all your various social interactions. Whether you\u2019re chatting with a friend or engaged in our new Blizzard Groups, you\u2019ll easily be able to pick up where you left off in all of your conversations.Blizzard GroupsBlizzard Groups are a new way for you to connect with your friends and plan your next mission. Players can create and join Groups based on their common interests. There, they can keep in touch, share strategies, and catch up on conversations they might have missed while offline.Each Group can have multiple text and voice chat channels, and Group administrators have a variety of tools to help manage membership, send out invitation links, and more.The Groups beta is available now in the Americas region. Head to the new Social tab to get the party started!ProfilesLet the Blizzard world know a little bit more about you by customizing your profile!Your profile will allow you to select an avatar, share what\u2019s on your mind with an About message, add links to where people can find you on social media, and more! You can also view profiles of other players if you\u2019re curious about a pending friend request or what games a friend plays.Players using the beta in the Americas region can customize their profile through the View Profile button in the app header and Friends List drop-downs.Appear OfflineAppear offline allows you to set your status to show you as \u201coffline\u201d to your Blizzard friends while remaining connected to Battle.net. This means you can launch the app and game away without distraction.Appearing offline will show you as offline to everyone in your Blizzard friends list. Once you have joined a game, the experience of appearing offline might be slightly different depending on which game you are playing. In the case of World of Warcraft, your guildmates will see your character come online and enter WoW\u2019s in-game chat channels, and anyone who has you as a character-level friend will see you online on their friends list. Everyone outside of the same game as you will not see you online or playing any games.Do you see a friend who\u2019s offline but you really want to send them a message while it\u2019s on your mind? You can now send offline friends messages and they will receive them the next time they come online! While appearing offline you can still send and receive messages in the app, but it is up to you when you want to respond.We know a lot of you have been looking forward to big updates like this, and we\u2019re excited to roll them out and get your feedback. Thanks for helping us out!

Commentaire de tipsyGnostalgic

Commentaire de omedon666

At long last... my Diablo time will be MY time! I love my WoW guild, but Diablo time is private time!

Commentaire de merTYol

on 2017-10-05T16:35:38-05:00

so. basically Discord added to battlenet... design is just copied..

Commentaire de Tilra

on 2017-10-05T16:43:57-05:00

finally, they add it. Took them long enough. Now I can play their other games without being interrupted by my DK's guild.

Commentaire de Interest

on 2017-10-05T17:00:38-05:00

We discord now bois?\r\rso. basically Discord added to battlenet... design is just copied..\r\rA reminder that the Steam client has basically done this for years. It's of no surprise that Blizzard, who is trying to make something similar, would try to improve the UX of the social aspects that their client can offer. Considering that Discord seems pretty popular, it seems reasonable to adopt the user experience that it provides.

Commentaire de koulo

on 2017-10-05T17:07:29-05:00

Discord version Blizzard....\r\rWell it is for Destiny 2 not third party apps friendly for sure.

Commentaire de jaq1010

on 2017-10-05T17:14:42-05:00

Discord version Blizzard....\r\rWell it is for Destiny 2 not third party apps friendly for sure.\r\rYeah, that will be handy for Destiny 2, given how it is quite unfriendly to any chat overlays like Discord.

Commentaire de Stiven

on 2017-10-05T17:17:13-05:00

US Only? I just switched to Beta and there is no Social tab available (I play on EU).\rThis is how it looks like for me (link).\r\rEU Catalogs are not yet updated. Just wait a bit.

Commentaire de SquirePip

on 2017-10-05T17:18:09-05:00

World of babysit-craft strikes again.

Commentaire de DaggersEdge

on 2017-10-05T17:38:41-05:00

I really do not want to know more about those in my friends list in that way. Stop making Battle.net so personal, Blizzard!

Commentaire de brainiac2k

on 2017-10-05T18:03:39-05:00

US Only? I just switched to Beta and there is no Social tab available (I play on EU).\rThis is how it looks like for me (link).\r\rEU Catalogs are not yet updated. Just wait a bit.\r\reverything is US only except appear offline

Commentaire de Tamiller

on 2017-10-05T18:10:11-05:00

Now we just need a way to search for groups by keyword...

Commentaire de SciofSoA

on 2017-10-05T18:56:44-05:00

Really seems like it would have been simpler to buy discord and graft on the launcher.

Commentaire de Aarkan

on 2017-10-05T18:57:19-05:00

I hope they add the class symbols as avatars like what was data mined. I don't like any of the other selections :(

Commentaire de Salvadore

on 2017-10-05T19:19:42-05:00

Finally Offline mode! :) Also happy about the Discord kinda thing and it being part of Battle.net now, so guilds no longer force me on Discord and on 3rd party apps!

Commentaire de sniperorc

on 2017-10-05T19:37:14-05:00

Yaay for "Offline"! (Of course, "Busy" or "DnD" has worked just fine, but at least "Offline" is more honest. Or thorough. Or something.

Commentaire de Nithael014

on 2017-10-05T22:26:01-05:00

Omg yes, finally! I personally liked the features very much. There's a lot of things that can be improved such as choosing if you want a group to not show notifications, more avatars, etc. but we're still on beta and I'm expecting more of it. Happy :3